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The Best Gurren Lagann Quotes

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Updated October 19, 2023 25 items

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There are so many memorable quotes from the anime Gurren Lagann, but which ones stood out to you the most? Since it's just a great anime, let's rank the best quotes from Gurren Lagann, with the help of your votes. These memorable Gurren Lagann quotes can be from any character in the series, whether they are a main character like Simon, or even a side character like Yoko Littner or Nia Teppelin.

Gurren Lagann is a mecha anime set in a future Earth where humans are forced to live in subterranean villages. Two teen villagers, Simon and Kamina, find their way to the surface with the help of a mecha named Lagann. Note that the storyline has one time-jump of seven years, dividing Gurren Lagann into two main story arcs. The anime was adapted into a manga series that ran between 2007 and 2013.

Use your votes to let other fans of Gurren Lagann know what your favorite quotes from the series are. You can also downvote any Gurren Lagann quotes that you didn't like as much.

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45 VOTES
Believe In Yourself
"Listen up, Simon. Don't forget. Believe in yourself. Not in you who believes in me. Not in me who believes in you. Believe in yourself!"
-Kamina
45 votes
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32 VOTES
He Continues To Live On
"Bro is dead. He's no longer here. However, on my back, within my heart, he continues to live on!"
-Simon
32 votes
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27 VOTES
Who Do You Think
"Who the hell do you think I am?"
-Kamina
27 votes
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25 VOTES
If There's No Road
"If there's no road we'll forge it with our own hands."
-Simon
25 votes
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15 VOTES
Depend On People Who Aren't There
"I can't know about somebody who isn't here. But, you shouldn't depend on people who aren't here."

-Nia Teppelin
15 votes
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13 VOTES
The One Who Saved Me
"When we were trapped in that hole...there was nothing I could do. But Simon just kept on digging. Believing in my show of courage. In the end, he was the one who saved me."
-Kamina
13 votes
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11 VOTES
My Drill
"If you become a wall that stands in my way... I'll tear open a hole and break through you every time! That's... MY DRILL!"
-Simon
11 votes
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11 VOTES
Break Through
"We'll break through the heavens and dimensions!"
-Simon
11 votes
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31 VOTES
Believe In The ME
"Don't believe in yourself. Believe in the ME that believes in you!"
-Kamina

31 votes
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26 VOTES
Go Beyond Impossible
"With a man's soul and a strong back, go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb!"
-Kamina
26 votes

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23 VOTES
Simon The Digger
"If you're going to dig, dig to pierce the heavens. Even if it's my grave I'm digging, I'll keep going! When I break through, that means I've WON! Who the hell do you think I am? I'm Simon. I'm not my bro, Kamina. I'm ME! Simon the Digger!"

-Simon
23 votes
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9 VOTES
Dreams We Left Behind
"The dreams we left behind will open the door."

-Yoko
9 votes
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19 VOTES
I Don't Want Fear For A Future
"I don't want fear for a future, that may not even come, to stop me from acting today."

-Simon
19 votes
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8 VOTES
Who's Back Would Never Break
"When I feel weak, or when I lack self-confidence, I remember Simon's back as he dug tirelessly. I wanted to become a man who's back would never break. That's what I thought."
-Kamina
8 votes
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8 VOTES
Just Be Yourself
*To Nia* "I don't fully understand, but it doesn't matter why you were born, or if you're a princess. The Nia right here is you. So it's okay if you just be yourself."
-Simon
8 votes
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28 VOTES
How A Drill Works
"We evolve beyond the person we were a minute before. Little by little, we advance a bit further with each turn."
-Simon
28 votes
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15 VOTES
Even At The end
"Kamina told me before. 'He's the one that always saves me.', 'He's the one that doesn't give up, even at the end.'."
-Yoko
15 votes
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15 VOTES
So That You'll Do It Too
"If you are doing it, I'm doing it. If I don't do it, will you? If you don't do it, I'll do it. I'm doing it so that you'll do it too!!"

-Kamina
15 votes
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14 VOTES
Believe In Yourself
"Don't believe in the you that believes in me and don't believe in the me that believes in you. Believe in the you that believes in yourself."

-Kamina
14 votes
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14 VOTES
Big Blind Spot
"Your back is one big blind spot."

-Yoko
14 votes

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9 VOTES
You Can't Win Against This Man's Will
"Well, Well, Well... Listen up, big guys! I'll only say this once... Undefeatable, untouchable, with no regrets! Never looking back, never wavering!You can't win against this man's will! Gurren Brigade's Kamina-sama will be your opponent! Believe it!"

-Kamina
9 votes
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9 VOTES
It's Okay To Run
"Do you want to die? If you're scared, it's okay to run."
-Nia Teppelin
9 votes
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9 VOTES
Reject Common Sense
"Reject common sense to make the impossible possible!"

-Simon
9 votes
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8 VOTES
That Is My Dinner
"I'll tell you two things: First, any human on the surface will be completely annihilated by our Human Eradication Army. Second, that is my dinner - give it back!"

-Viral
8 votes
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10 VOTES
Boasting Like
"Boasting like that is just asking for death."
-Viral
10 votes